On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 14:23:52 GMT, "Mark" wrote:


marble wrote in message
Politics is often as important in deciding where drilling takes place as
the
feasibility of extraction.



We could do with building some proper aircraft carriers to secure the
oil thats rightly ours. Oh we are...

But...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3718567.stm



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Seems the problem is the ships wont have a catapult but just a ski
slope thing so weight is a problem. Maybe they'll buy he French naval
plane:

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/2006/03/f35-joint-strike-fighter-program-uk-update/index.php#more